After a fire burns her coffee shop to the ground, Maggy Thorsen begins rebuilding her business. Her current partner wants out, leaving Maggy desperate for a partner with a full pocket of money. Good luck arrives in the guise of her mercurial mood realtor, Sarah. Sarah offers her space in property she owns in an old train depot if Maggy will accept her as a partner. They hire an eccentric contractor with family ties to Sarah to restore the train depot. As their plans come together, they are plagued by accidents at the site. When murder follows, friendly Detective Pavlik investigates, but Maggy needs answers fast to who is sabotaging her. She needs income and in her haste, Maggy places herself in danger.

Ms. Balzo has some of the funniest one-liners, which will have readers giggling throughout and then busting out into sidesplitting laughter. New readers will fall in love with the endearing/quirky characters while old readers will enjoy watching Maggy and friends start a new chapter in Uncommon Grounds II.

Book Summary

 Maggy Thorsen refuses to give in as trouble brews again - When Maggy Thorsen’s coffee house, Uncommon Grounds, is virtually obliterated by a snowstorm, she and her friend Sarah resolve to reopen – and Maggy’s found the perfect spot near the train station, just in time for the opening of the new commuter route. But when Sarah’s uncle dies suddenly, in the first of a series of ‘accidents’, it’s clear that someone doesn’t want Uncommon Grounds to reopen. Maggy, however, has no intention of yielding . . .

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